Cherries, Pilgrims Rest, a DC-7 and Air Tanzania

 BLOG # 1586 --- Day 319 of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Hello once again. Here's a few cards that arrived back in 2022. No particular order or theme but you may see a few aircraft/airline cards.

Here's one from Air Tanzania, the flag carrier of Tanzania based in Dar es Salaam. It's an Airbus A320 registered as 5H-MWH on the ground at Fortaleza Airport in Brazil in 2008. This aircraft had its first flight back on Jan 9, 1997 with Air Jamaica. It also saw service with Air Zimbabwe where it is currently flying. 

Jean Pierre used a couple of stamps on this card. The left stamp was issued in 2010 and is 1 of 11 in a set showing Wild Animals of Africa. The right stamp, from 1980, is 1 of 4 stamps in a minisheet. It marked the 100th Anniversary of the Death of Rowland Hill in 1879. However, I prefer to think of it as the 185th Anniversary of the Birth of Rowland Hill. But that's just me. 

Next is an art postcard. Here we have a reproduction of the 1873 oil on canvass painting Cherries by Lourens Alma Tadema. The beautiful red-haired woman is thought to be Laura Theresa Epps, the artist's new bride. 

The stamp which shows the painting,  received a First Day Cancel and  special postmark for the Reopening of the KMSKA.  It was issued in a minisheet of 5 in 2022 to mark the Reopening of the KMSKA - the Royal Museum of Fine Art in Antwerp, Belgium.  Thanks Johan.

I said there would be a few planes, well here's another one. 

This is a Douglas DC-7 in Delta Air Lines Golden Crown livery. Registered as N4876C it flew with Delta from Dec1955 to Mar 1968. Later it saw service with BMR Aviation and Midair. It was scrapped sometime after 1973. A total of 338 Douglas DC-7 aircraft were built at a base price of $823,308 USD each. No DC-7 aircraft are flying today, unlike the DC-3 and DC-6. 

Jane from Martin , Tennessee sent this card along. Martin is the home of the Tennessee Soybean Festival, a happening event for sure. Jane's card was postmarked Memphis, Tenn and arrived with a 2020 Global Forever stamp , a Chrysanthemum. 

Today's last card is from South Africa. it gives us a look at Scotts Cafe in Mpumalanga.  Mpumalanga (Zulu name for "the place where the sun rises") is a province in eastern South Africa, bordering the nations of Swaziland and Mozambique. It embraces the southern half of Kruger National Park, a huge nature reserve with abundant wildlife including big game. Pilgrim's Rest was declared a gold field in 1830. Today it is a huge tourist attraction as is Scotts Cafe. Pancakes are served there 7 days a week. 

Bruce used a stamp from 2014. It is 1 of 5 in a set showing The Big Five. 

So that's all I have for today. Thanks for postcards go out to Johan, Jean Pierre, Jane and Bruce. 

See you again soon. Take care.